The Dreaded Political Poll...

[shadowkat]

[ETA: Apologies - apparently I spelled Bernie Sanders, last name wrong. But hey at least I was consistent about it.]

After Book Club and work, where we skirted around the topic and then skirted back again, I'm curious as to where the political landmines lie on my livejournal flist and the degree to which I should avoid all things political. (Book club was doing a better job of skirting, work not so much -- cubical mate likes to rant about Trump on a daily basis.) I already know where they lie at work and on Facebook, and with family. The people on Facebook are pro-Bernie Saunders, the people at work are either pro-Trump, Clinton, Saunders or staying quiet. And the book club seems to be leaning towards Cruz or no one. Meanwhile my mother is actively campaigning for Clinton.

So a poll. For this poll - I attempted to list all the presidential candidates currently running, but got tired after listing over 20 of them. Most of which, I'd never heard of. I thought, geeze, there's a lot of presidential candidates. And here, I thought only ten people were running, turns out I was wrong. In case you are remotely interested - the complete list of currently registered Independent Candidates running for President on the Independent Ticket, can be found HERE:

[Poll #2035065]

I forgot to list undecided. Damn it.

I tend to stay away from this topic, because...blood pressure inducing. But I'm curious to see where my flist falls. Are you all Bernie Saunder's fans? Or are you all Trump fans? (Ghod, I really really hope not. But one never knows...Honestly I can't imagine a Trump fan reading and enjoying my journal, but stranger things have happened.)

Currently, I don't feel strongly about any of the candidates...except that I'll probably have to move to New Zealand if Trump wins. The man has dead eyes.

[ETA: Apparently there is 1524 people who are running for president of the US. As an aside? This sort of reminds me of scrolling through television channels hunting for something to watch, over a thousand channels, and still, nothing is on!]

Comments

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

If I were American, I would probably vote for Bernie Saunders.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Jeff Boss
Lloyd Kelso
Morrison Bonpasse
Jeremiah Pent
Samm Tittle

OK, you made some of these up, right? :)

Honestly, I'm glad I don't have to vote for any of these.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

I felt 8 years ago that we would have been better off with Hillary as President than Obama. He would have been so much better prepared to deal with Congress if he was running now instead of eight years ago (assuming he'd been in the Senate all that time).

As you say above, it just isn't practical for Bernie Sanders to be President. I agree with some of his stated goals. Having taught for a few years at a university, I can't agree with him about sending everyone to school beyond high school. Lot's of folks just don't want to go, including some who are currently enrolled. They waste everybody's time by being there. Helping those who want to go would be a much more workable idea. But just as you say above, and even he admits, he couldn't get anything done without a drastic change in Congress that no one expects will happen. He is currently the darling of campus activists. But those folks often run on a lot of wishful thinking. Sanders would be extremely lucky to be as successful as the last campus darling, Obama

Personally Sanders gives me the creeps, and I don't trust him.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

I checked off Bernie, but I'd vote for Hillary too. Sanders is closer to my politics, but like you I'm skeptical that he can actually do anything different.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I should have clicked Other in Comments instead of Not Listed.

Actually my husband is a candidate for the Green Party nomination (http://www.billkreml.org/), but Jill Stein (who's also not listed) (http://www.jill2016.com/) will get the nomination.

[cjlasky.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth Warren. Should have run. Might have beaten HRC; if she'd won the democratic nom, she would have almost certainly been elected.

Unlike Bernie, I think she might have even had a chance to negotiate with the GOP congress to enact significant legislation.

Maybe in 2024.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

I'd say "Anybody but Tr*mp," but I won't vote for Cruz and I just don't trust Clinton. I don't know if I've swung far enough left to vote for Sanders, and I'm no longer right enough to vote for most of the Republicans. Overall, I'm really happy that my degree will be excellent for getting work outside the US.